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Baseball is often called "America’s Game". Here are some facts you might not know about baseball.

Abner Doubleday is credited with the invention of baseball.  It is believed the game was invented in Cooperstown, New York in 1839.  Abner Doubleday was an American cadet in the U.S. army. He established the ground rules for the game. Baseball is said to have originated from the British games of cricket and rounder. In cricket, a batter protects the wicket and tries to score a run before he is tagged out. To earn a run you hit the ball into a field and run in a straight line to the opposite wicket. The fielders try to catch the ball and knock down the wicket to get the batter out. A wicket is three wooden poles placed vertically in the ground with two smaller poles set horizontally on top. Instead of strikes, in cricket the bowler (pitcher) tries to knock down the wicket.

Rounders is similar to softball. A person hits the ball and runs around the field.  To see more go to more history.

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